Andrew Hammond, age 12, caught his first bass (20 inches—a keeper), while fishing at the trailer of his grandparents, Tom and Maxine Schaner, at Paradise Cove, in Sand Lake.

Andrew fishes every weekend while camping at Sand Lake and he has caught several fish, but not a bass this size. According to his mom, Pam, this was a great day for Andrew. They are having the fish mounted for his 13th birthday.

Carl Kraus, 14, of Copperas Cove, Texas, had something exciting happen when he visited his grandparents, Paul and Linda Becker, of Courtland Township, this past summer. Carl caught his first fish ever—a 15-inch bass in Scram Lake! He was very excited and proud of his first catch, especially when grandpa left the lake empty-handed! Congratulations, Carl, you made the Post Catch of the Week!

Look at these two cuties! Eli Gunderson, 3, from Sand Lake, caught this bass on a private lake, in Sand Lake. He was so excited! Although his sister, Taylor Gunderson, 4, didn’t want to touch the fish, she was all about getting in the picture.

These are two happy fishermen from the Kwiatkowski family, of Howard City. The kids did some fishing at their great-grandparents’ house on Little Whitefish Lake, in Pierson, last month, and came away winners. Grace Kwiatkowski, 6, was so happy to catch this rock bass, and Caleb, 3, got a thrill out of catching this bluegill! Congratulations, Grace and Caleb, you made the Post Catch of the Week!

Parker Redner, 10, the son of Paul and Lauren Newkirk, of Cedar Springs, was pulling in small bluegill and sunfish, while fishing at his Grandma’s place on Little Whitefish Lake, when he suddenly caught his first bass. The bass was 10-inches long, and Parker was so excited, that the first words out of his mouth were, “Can we eat him, Dad?”

Since they were not able to obtain a turkey hunting license, Anthony and Linda Savickas decided to take their sons, Ian and Tyler, pike fishing in Mecosta County in early May. It turned out to be a good choice. Tyler, 16, caught this northern pike, which weighed in at 20 pounds and 43-1/2 inches. His parents had it mounted for him, with friends and relatives pitching in to help create a nice keepsake for him.

Jocelyn Rose, 6, the daughter of Eugene and Jackie Rose, of Kent City, caught her very first fish this summer at Myers Lake, in Courtland Township. And it was a beauty—a 24-1/4-inch pike! Way to go, Jocelyn—you made the Post Catch of the Week!